Cigarette-case.



V. NlVOiS.

CIGARETTE CASE. APPLICATION mm FEB. 27, 1917.

gamma Patented July 3; 1% P:

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cisA tET'rE-cpisr Original application -fi1ed September 25, 1914, SeriatNo. 863,487. Divided and February a7, 1917.

To all whom it may concern."

. Be it known that I, VICTOR Nivois, a citizen of France, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Limes, of. which the following is'a Specification.

This invention relates to cases cigarettes, cigars and other'articles and has 'particular application to a case of the type having a pair of hingedlyconnected dished cover or case sections and an article holder or'carrier located therebetween and adapted to be concealed by" such sections when the case is closed'and to be exposed to. view when the case is opened, this application being a division of my co,-pending application for cigarette case filed September 25, 19H, Serial No 8633871 In prior cases of this type with which I am acquainted,.wliere the holderjis adapted to assume an up-;

standing position betweenthe case sections when the latter are, moved to open posit on,

the holder has been positively or immovably held in'such upstanding position so that any pressure against; the holder-toward one or the other of the case section's would result in bending, distorting or breaking the posi tive holdingmeans employed. Such objection I entirely overcome in my case by providing means-that will permit of the holder being readily moved bodily toward and into nested'relationwith either of the case 'sections without in any manner bending, straining, distorting-or breaking any of the con nections. e n

It. is also my purpose to provide a case of this character having a holder or carrier which embodiesa-pairof spaced plates or walls normally arranged in substantial par'- allelisin, each plate or wall having a series of vertically arranged substantially parallel grooves or corrugations formed therein with the grooves of'one wall arranged opposite to the grooves of the other Wall so that individual cigarette pockets areprovided for. retainingthe cigarettes withoutpincliing or compressing the latter.

Furthermore, the holderor carrier of the 1 case may haveits corrugated plates or walls movable and separable relative to each other so that each plate 15 adapted to be nested in its associatcd'or adjacent case section, or the two plates or walls may be permanently connected at their connecting side edges so Specification of Letters Patent.

for holding Patented July 3, 1917.

this application filed Seii'atNo. 151,250.

that-the walls'are'at all times preserved in their substantially parallel-relation. But whether the plates beseparable relative to ,each other or permanently connected, as-just mentioned, the holder, as an entirety will be sosupported when in upright position. thatit iiay easily be shifted bodily from such pos tion toward and into nested relation with either of the case sections 'WItlIOHf the liathe provision of a 'cigarettecase of this type wherein the filling or loading of the carrier or holder, with the cigarettes may be accom plished quickly, convenientlyand with facility;

With'the above recited objects and others of a similar nature in view niy invention consists in the construction, combination and ar angeinent of parts-set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

' e In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspectiveyiew of a case embodying my invention. and showing the cover or-case sections in open position with the holder composed of two separable walls or plates held upright therebetween.

Fig.2 'is a fragmentary vertical section upon an enlarged scale taken at the point of connection between thesections'o'f the case and particularly illustratirin the means for; attaching the holder in position .and for maintaining it in its position between the two sections.

Fig-.3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view .upon an enlarged scale show ng the case sections in their opened v.or horizontal position and also showing the 'two holder plates partially separated.

.Fig, 4: is a top plan view of the open case shown in Fig.1, parts of the case or cover sections being broken away.

Figl- 5 is a POl'si'WCtlYQ view of a shoe .which is preferably embodied in the device.

Fig. (3 is a longitudinal section through the. SliOGSllOWIi in Fig. 5 and also illustrat ing the parts associated with the shoe.

Fig. 7 is a view similar, to Fig. 2 but illustrating the inanncrin which the holder may fold against either-cover or case scction of the case.

Fig. 8 is a f agmcntary vertical sectional view showing the case in open position with right, I provide, a pair of springs 21' which are of helical form'and'disposed around theoneof the holder plates nested within its as sociated or adjacent case or cover section,

.tlie other plate section of the holder being shownas separated from the first mentioned plate section, the parts being-in such posi-' tion as t facilitate the-loading or filling of the case with cigarettes.

I Fig. 9 is a modifiedv form of the invention SllDWlIlg the't'w'o walls or plates of the holder permanently connected at their side edges.

Referringnow to the 'drawingsin detail, and particularly to Figs. 1 to s inclusive,

f r'med of thin metal sheets pressed into dish-like shape so that when brought to-- gether they inclose a space for the cigarettes or other articles. The hinge connection 13 is preferablyproduced by forming sleeves 15 integrally 'onthe case sections 11 and 12 and connecting-these, sleevesby means of a central hinge bar. or pin'tle- 16, said pintle preferably having extensions 17 adjacent the endst'hereofandthese extensions may be formed integral with the pintle by bend ing up the ends of the latter as shown in Fig, 1. The cigarettes are intended to be supported or carried in'a holder 18- which a sois adapted, to be supported in upright posi-v tion, by means of a'shoe .19 mounted on the .pintle, wh'en]the case is opened as, shown in l Fig. 1. The preferred form of the shoev is.

' shown in Fig. 5, and preferably comprises a small roll of metal having alongitudinalwhere 20 to loosely receive the pintle; In.

order to yieldingly maintain this shoe in position so 'thatwhen the case sections 11 mid-position tosupport the holde'r' l8 -uppintle adjacent each end of the-shoe." These coils or'springs21 may bemade of. a single 45.

Case or cover section so that the springs tend to'swing the two 'sectionsapart, or into open I position- The holder proper is intended-to 'be held in 'yieldin'g engagement with. the shoe, and for this purpose I provide arecess or groove 25 on the top sur ace of the sho v19, which groove is intended to accommodate the lower edgep'ortion of the container, as shown at 26 in. Fig. 1,. -The carr er .18

which is intendedto hold the cigarettes is f formed. of two oppqsitely-"dispo'sed corrugated plates orwall's 27 and 28, the. plates or walls of the carrier-being movable with.

respect to each other so-tlieycan be separated if desired, As will be seen by-refer-' v as i F h is: wa

of the plates or walls are run vertically Fig. 1, one of the walls is preferably made lngher" than the other wall to provide a free marginal edge portion which 'will assist in guiding the cigarettes into the pockets of the holder. One, of these plates, for

instance, the'plate 27' is attached rigidly near its ends to the extensions. 17 of the, pintle 16 wh ch connects the case or cover sections 11 and 12, as aforesaid. The other plate 28in turn may be attached to the lower edge of the plate 27 by any suitable spring hinge 29. -,The walls or plates 2? and 28 constituting the holder ,or' carrier.

are not 'only,movable with respect to each other so theycan be separated, if-desired, and each swung to a nested posit1on with n its associated or adjacent case section, but

"the holder, when occupying its normal cigarette holding-position, as. when r the two plates 27 and 28 extend in parallelism as shown in Fig.' '2, maybe swung bodily against or into nested position relative ,to one or the other of the cover. or case sections 11 and'12, as shown in Fig. "With, the case embodied in this invention it is evident that'WhenthecaSe is opened, the sections 11 and 12, will be swung apart and the shoe 19 in the operation of its recess '25 will and 12 are opened the shoe will be held in yieldingly maintain-the cigarette holder 18 in an intermediate position between these case sections;.*o'r .in :other words, it will maintain the holder in mid-positionin the 1 angle formed between the two sect-ionsll and 12 as they. open. If the cig'arette case wire connected-by an integral bar 22 ex; tendingthrough a' small bore 23 in the'shoe, the; outer ends of the springs 21 having lat-J eralextensions 24 which preferably engage respectively with the hinged edge of each is lying open in the position illu'strated'in Fig. '1, the container'may be swung over toward either of the sections 1101' 12, by 1 Then if desired, one of the plates ofthe holder may be separated or drawn away-from the otheror companion plate shown in Fig. 8, and the cigarettes maybe rapidly placed in position, in bulk,

' by simply depositing the desired number in using suificient force to disengage the lower j edge of the holder from the recess 25, as shown 1n Fig. 7.

the corrugations of ,that plate of the holder which is lying over against its associated cover section. Inasmuch as'the shoe' 19 is not attached directly. to the pintle, but may .be said to have a floating attachment to the latter, it .is necessary 'to prevent thefshoe 'from being rotatd with-the carrier when moved down as" above mentioned. To do this I prefer .to-provide means onthe shoe f or geng a'gingthe. sections of the caseto prevent such rotation if the case is lying open. For this purpose I prefer to provide the inner or lowerside of the shoe with a projection 2!. which may be in the form of a longitudinal rib. When the"case is lying open, this. ribor projectio11.lies between the adjacent edges of the sections 11 and 12, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2. Obvlously this pro ection QSlwill prevent the rotation ot the shoe and permitthe holder to be swung or moved independently of such shoe. On each side of the recess .25 the the case is closed, after swinging over the Hence; when the case is're-opened', the shoe will assume and maintain a neutral or mid posif tion between the sections of the casefanl will maintain the cigarette holder projecting into the angle therebetween, as set forth above. j

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

it will be obvious that the convenientinanipr ulation of the case. say in opening and clos:

ing the same, and in filling and:remo v1ng the cigarettes therefrom. is greatly facilitatedby thestructural features thereof, for not only will the holder be maintained in uprightposition when the case is opened out fiat. as shown in 1, but the two plates or walls of the holder may. as will be apparen t, be separated or mo ed 1n opposlte directions away from each other as shown in Fig. 3. and each of such plates nested in its adjacent cover or case section, as will be understood by reference .to Fig. 8 so that the loading or filling of the case with the cigarettes may be readily accomplished,.and

furthermore, if desired, the complete holder formed when its plates or walls are in parallelism. may be bodily swung into either of the case or cover sect-ions.

In Fig. 9 I have shown a slightly-modified form of the invention wherein the plates or walls of the holder are made rigid with each other. and in this instance the cigarette holder is made of a single plate bent or doubled as at 31 and at the end of this double corrugated plate the extensions 32 of the pintle 3?, are attached rigidly. The lower edges of the carrier of this form may be provided with downwardly offset ribs or projections 34 which may engage the recess in the shoe of the case as heretofore described for the construction shown in Il 1 t0 "hat I claimis:

1. A pocket cigarette case compris ng a pair of dished case sections having a hinged connection thcrebetween so as to pernnt sald sections to be brought together in closed poanother.

sition and opened out'in substantial a-linementone with the other, an'article ho'lder supported to be .mcased betweenthecase sections when the latter are in closed position and to be yieldably held in an upright position when the case 'sections'a-re opened out, said articl holder comprisinga pair of similar oppositely disposed wall members pivoted for independent movementtoward andtrom each, other and either being adaptedto benested within its-associated casesection when the two casesections are opened out n substantial ahnement with each: other, and means for holdmg' the said walls of the article holder with their side edges in cooperative abutting relafr io Tr sto provide .an upstanding article receiving 7 compartment when the case sections are opened out in s stantial alinementwith one 2. A pocket cigarettecase comprising a pair otdished case-sections having a hinge pintle connection therebetween permitting said sections to be closed together and opened out 1n substantial ahnement with one another, an article-holder s um ortedfrom said pintle and adapted to ,be. ncasedi'be tween the case-sections when the-latter are closed together-and to be movably supported in an upright position when; the casesections are o'pened out. said article. holder'come. prising similar oppositely disposed wall members pivoted for relative movement toward and from each other and either memconnection therebetween so as to permit said sections to be brought together. in closed position and opened out in substantlal aimement on with the other, an article holder supported tobe i'ncased between the case formed therein, the grooves of one of said wall members. being arranged opposite to the grooves of the other of said Wall members whereby individual cigarette pockets are provided for retaining the cigarettes, said pockets being normally open at one end, said Wall members being pivoted for independent movement toward and fromeachother and either :being adapted to be nested within its associated case section when the two case sections are opened-out 1n substantialv alinernent with each other,

and means for holding the side edges of substantial alinenient with one another.

4. A pocket cigarette case comprising a pairof dished case-sections having a hinge pintle connection therebetween permitting said sections to be closed together and opened out in substantial alinement with one another, an article-holder supported tram said pintle and adapted to be inoased tween the ease-sections when thelatte'r are. closed together. and to be yieldably "supported in an upright position when the. case sections areopened out, said article hol ler com-prising oppositely disposed wall members pivoted for relative movement toward and from each other and either member capable of beingnested within its associated case section when the two sections are" opened out in substantial ahnement, each of said wall members having a series of vertically arranged substantially parallel grooves or corrugations formed therein, the grooves of one of said walls being arranged opposite to the grooves ofthe other ,wa-ll, whereby individual cigarette pockets are provided article receiving compartment for retaining the cigaretties without compressing the latter; said pockets being normally: open at one end, and means for hold- 'ing the said walls of the article holder in closed relation to provide anupstanding article'receivingcompartment when the case sections are opened out in substantial alinement.

{In a cigarette case, a carrier including two spaced walls normally arranged in sub-' stamtial parallelism. each or" said walls hav- 'end, one of said walls being'higher than the other wall to provide a free marginal edge portion for guiding the cigarettes into the pockets of the carrier, hinged case-sections for overlying the walls of the carrier to inclose the latter when the ease sections are brought together, and means for causing said carrier to maintain a position at an angle to the case sections when the latter are in an open position.

In testimony whereof 'I affix my signature.

' VIOTORINIVOIS.

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